Cost of study

The University of Mississippi offers quality education at an affordable price. Academic journals and national publications frequently cite the University’s low tuition and bargain cost of living. In fact, the University of Mississippi was recently named one of the top 20 “Best Buy Colleges” in America’s prestigious Forbes magazine.

We recognize that the choice to study in the USA is not only an academic decision, but also a financial one, and that students and their families need to be aware of the associated costs of studying at the University of Mississippi, and in the U.S.

The tables below detail the total estimated costs of attendance for international students at the University of Mississippi, based on full-time enrollment (12 credit hours per semester for undergraduates; 9 credit hours per semester for graduate students except Law; 10 credit hours per semester for Law students) for the 2017-18 academic year. Costs generally incur a slight increase each year.

2017-18 – Estimated Cost of Attendance for International Students

Undergraduate & Graduate (except MBA and Law)

Items

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Summer

Total

Base Tuition Fee

$4,095.00

$4,095.00

*

$8,190.00

Additional Non-resident Tuition

$7,632.00

$7,632.00

*

$15,264.00

Other Miscellaneous Service/Health Fees

$160.00

$55.00

$215.00

International Student Service Charge

$100.00

$100.00

*

$200.00

Housing

$3,750.00

$3,750.00

$1,300.00

$8,800.00

Meals

$2,200.00

$2,200.00

$1,000.00

$5,400.00

Books

$600.00

$600.00

*

$1,200.00

Health Insurance

$904.00

$1,253.00

–

$2,157.00

Yearly Total (in USD$)

$19,441.00

$19,685.00

$2,300.00

$41,426.00

Undergraduate/Pre-Pharmacy

Items

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Summer

Total

Base Tuition Fee

$6,435.00

$6,435.00

*

$12,870.00

Additional Non-resident Tuition

$8,232.00

$8,232.00

*

$16,464.00

Other Miscellaneous Service/Health Fees

$160.00

$55.00

$215.00

International Student Service Charge

$100.00

$100.00

*

$200.00

Housing

$3,750.00

$3,750.00

$1,300.00

$8,800.00

Meals

$2,200.00

$2,200.00

$1,000.00

$5,400.00

Books

$600.00

$600.00

*

$1,200.00

Health Insurance

$904.00

$1,253.00

–

$2,157.00

Yearly Total (in USD$)

$22,381.00

$22,625.00

$2,300.00

$47,306.00

The estimated costs of undergraduate study are based on minimum expenditures and present fees for 9 months of study and 12 months of living expenses of housing, meals, health insurance costs.

*Estimates do not include summer tuition or summer fees or inter session terms, as students are not required to attend summer sessions or inter sessions. Students who attend classes during the summer sessions and intersession terms will need to plan for additional costs.

Estimates do not include clothing, travel, entertainment, holidays or miscellaneous expenditures.

Fees are subject to change at any time.

Arrangements should be made to have funds available at the time of registration for each semester or inter session. Undergraduate students need approximately $18,596 for their first semester of enrollment.

All fees are due upon receipt of the students Bursar Bill.

Any balance remaining after this time will be assessed a monthly finance charge. Registration for future semesters will be prohibited until the balance is paid in full.